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Recently I was asked to review a very sad and heart wrenching potential medical malpractice case. A young man died following the administration of Oxycodone. The family was upset stating it was a physician error and negligence in prescribing. The medical coroner was calling it an overdose. The family was very upset at the implication…

As a Legal Nurse Consultant I am frequently asked to review potential medical malpractice cases brought by patients and families. Often it is because there has a bad outcome to a person’s healthcare and even sometimes because people are upset about the way they were treated by health care providers and hospitals. But bad…

Everyone knows emergency departments (ED) are busy and often chaotic places. The medical and nursing staff have multiple and conflicting demands on their time, attention and resources. The challenges can be daunting at times. One such challenging case involved Casey, a 36 year old gentleman brought in by paramedics for being incoherent with difficulty speaking…

Most attorneys that deal with medical matters need their client’s medical records summarized. Often times, what is actually needed is a chronology. Chronologies take longer than summarizing a case. The longer the illness and disability, of course, the larger the bill will be.

A cost saver is giving your LNC plenty of notice for deadlines. If we receive a case in which you need the results in 72 hours or less, our fees may be higher, if we are even available to take the case. As always, we prefer to have the time to research and report thoroughly on all the medical angles.

Remember, let us pre-screen your case. Send us the client’s records BEFORE you decide to take the case and let us help with the decision. Often, what is in medical actuality “an unfortunate outcome” (neither from negligence nor malpractice) may appear to your client to be a horrendous “case” against the doctor, nurse, hospital or ancillary services. You will need a more objective viewpoint than the client’s.